NLSY97

(8/16/2016): Two additional sets of NLSY97 variables are being made available for download. These variables will be incorporated into NLS Investigator in the future. Downloaded files can be merged with other NLSY97 data using the PUBID (R0000100).

Dialect Density Measures (SPCH Variables)

NEWEST POSTED ERRATA

Variable Correction: Created Number of Household Members under Age 6 and under Age 18 in Round 13 (2009) [POSTED 5/8/2017]

A. Overview

The Post-Secondary Transcript Study (PSTRAN) was led by researchers from University of Texas-Austin, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Data collection and file documentation preparation were conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. This study was funded by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1 R01 HD061551-01A2).

Overview

NEWEST POSTED ERRATA:  Posted 8/20/2015

Updated Employer UIDs in the Event History Status Arrays

A discrepancy was found between the Employer UIDs in the YEMP_UID variables and the event history variables (EMP_STATUS and EMP_DUAL) for a limited number of NLSY97 respondents. The updates are listed below and will be corrected with the upcoming release.

Recent Corrections and Changes to the NLSY97 data

1) PUBID and INTERVIEW variables on NEWSCHOOL roster – Rounds 3 through 13

1). A data release of NLSY97 Postsecondary student-by-term level and student level data is now available for public use. The student-by-term level data include all college terms for a student when the degree reported in that term is an Associate's, a Bachelor's, or a joint Bachelor's/ Master's degree. The student level data is a youth-level file that summarizes these term information.

These variables are used in both the Core Employment Variables program and the Hourly Rate of Pay/Compensation program.